Time's up for Pa. treasurer: Official admits he stole $311 from city's parking meters

(CBS/AP) MONESSEN, Pa. - Stealing $311 worth of quarters is worth one year of probation, plus a $311 fine, for a former treasurer of a western Pennsylvania city who admitted to stealing that amount from city parking meters.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports 73-year-old Frank "Bucky" Rizzuto was sentenced after pleading guilty Tuesday to theft and tampering with public records while he was treasurer in Monessen.

It's a post he held for 26 years before other officials noticed money missing from city accounts last year, which prompted an audit.

After money was deemed missing, Rizzuto was questioned by Westmoreland County detectives - he even pulled $6.50 in stolen parking meter quarters from his pocket as he confessed.

Authorities say Rizzuto pocketed some change, then falsified records to show that the city collected less revenue than was actually in the meters.

Rizzuto says he's "glad it's settled."

(A quarter for your thoughts....)